Fire
Vernon garbage truck forced to drop trash on city street after fire starts
The operator of a garbage truck in Vernon had to dump his waste on a…
Nk’Mip Creek wildfire gets 1-2 mm of rain
Those fighting the Nk'Mip Creek wildfire located six kilometres north of Osoyoos didn't get much…
Traffic backed up heading into Vernon due to vehicle fire
Traffic has been slowed down significantly heading northbound into Vernon on Highway 97 due to…
Electrical charging device possibly sparked West Kelowna couch fire
West Kelowna firefighters spent some of Sunday afternoon dousing a couch fire potentially sparked by…
Firefighters from Mexico making a ‘huge impact’ battling blaze near Osoyoos
B.C. Wildfire Service crews are continuing their structure protection efforts today as a wildfire near…
Firefighters from Mexico land in B.C., heading to the Interior soon
A contingent of 100 Mexican firefighters landed in B.C. today, offering much-needed aid to ongoing…
‘Truly aggressive’: Nk’Mip fire mapped at 2,000 and expected to grow
The Nk’Mip Creek fire burning near Osoyoos is currently mapped at 2,000 hectares and is…
Deliberately set grassfire in Kelowna has police looking for witnesses
RCMP say a grassfire in Kelowna last night appears to have been deliberately set. The…
UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway closed northbound near Highway 3 interchange
A vehicle fire had the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway closed between Hope and…
Evacuations ordered for new Sicamous area fire; boats asked to stay off lake
B.C. Wildfire crews have been sent to the Shuswap to assist the Sicamous and Swansea…
Quick action keeps grass fire away from West Kelowna road and boats
Workers at Shelter Bay Marina in West Kelowna kept a grass fire from spreading until…
Brenda Creek wildfire expected to grow; crews dousing hotspots near power line
The 450-hectare wildfire burning northwest of Peachland, near Highway 97 C, continues to get regionwide…
185 hectare wildfire burning southwest of Merritt
A wildfire burning roughly 45 kilometres southwest of Merritt is mapped at 185 hectares. The…
‘Life and death situation’: Mayor concerned as wildfire threatens only hydro transmission line into West Kelowna
West Kelowna’s mayor is concerned a single transmission line supplying electricity to the entire city…
Securing perimeters main tactic today for crews battling blazes around Kamloops
The large wildfires burning in Kamloops area have grown, most significantly the Tremont Creek wildfire…